Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Westlake Village, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Westlake Village
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Westlake Village day and say what the visit covers.
Westlake Village Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on master-planned 1960s and 1970s houses, plus bigger custom builds by the lake and on the hillsides. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Westlake Village run.
What a First Westlake Village Roof Visit Covers
Your chimney's type and era named, the cap or stone top photographed, and a look at any failed flashing.
Chimney Sweep in Westlake Village
A sweep clears creosote and soot, and while we are up there we photograph the crown and top joints too. Booked in Van Nuys and across the San Fernando Valley.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Westlake Village
We start on the roof with the crown, joints and flashing, then work down the flue. Van Nuys inspections come with photos of every face and a plain account of the build.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Westlake Village
Most leaks start at the crown, the top joints or the flashing. We find which one in Van Nuys, show you the photo, and repair that part with matched brick and mortar.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Westlake Village
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber checked part by part in Van Nuys, with the masonry above them looked at on the same visit.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Westlake Village
Cracked firebrick, a warped damper or worn smoke shelf mortar, repaired in Van Nuys with the material each part was built from.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Westlake Village
The camera inspection a home sale calls for in Van Nuys, plus roof photos of the crown and top courses so buyers see the outside of the stack too.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Westlake Village
A cap is only as solid as the crown it sits on. In Van Nuys we fit stainless caps with spark screens and fix the crown under them first.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Westlake Village
Flashing pulled away from the brick is behind most leaks beside a chimney. We cut counter flashing into the joints in Van Nuys instead of leaning on caulk.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Westlake Village
Open joints near the top go first. We rake them out and repoint Van Nuys chimneys with mortar matched to the brick, face by face.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Westlake Village
When the courses above the roofline have shifted or split, we take them down to sound brick and relay them in Van Nuys, matched to the stack below.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Westlake Village
Ash, soot and creosote cleared from the firebox, hearth and glass doors in Van Nuys, on wood-burning and gas fireplaces.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Westlake Village
Burner, pilot, thermocouple, logs and glass cleaned on gas fireplaces in Van Nuys, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Westlake Village
A gas fireplace that will not light or stay lit usually has a failed thermocouple, valve or igniter. We trace which one in Van Nuys before replacing anything.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Westlake Village
New surrounds, mantels and insert conversions in Van Nuys, built after we check that the firebox and flue behind them are sound.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Westlake Village
Gas, wood and electric inserts fitted into existing masonry fireboxes in Van Nuys, with the liner and venting the unit calls for.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Westlake Village
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Westlake Village
Baffles, firebrick, door gaskets and combustors repaired on wood stoves in Van Nuys, with the stovepipe checked on the same visit.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Westlake Village
Vented and ventless gas log sets for masonry fireplaces in Van Nuys, sized to the room with a shut-off on the gas line.
Learn MoreReading the Top of a Westlake Village Chimney
Albertson Ranch became this planned community from the sixties on, so hardly anything predates 1970 and old lime mortar is not the issue. Your chimney is either early masonry or a later chase, and the custom lakefront homes may be neither. Dry fall and winter gusts test weak caps and can carry embers, and the Conejo Valley shook in 1994 as well. Rain from November on then finds any failed flashing, usually as a mark on the ceiling.
The Crown
Custom lakefront homes may have stone caps instead of crowns, and we reset those stones so water cannot slip beneath.
Joints and Flashing
Sixties-era mortar is firmer than prewar lime, so we match it directly and do not need anything softer here.
Above the Roofline
Tall stacks on hillside and lakefront houses catch wind, and sloped metal covers go on with fixings to match.
Booked Alongside
Westlake Village roof visits often share a day with Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Westlake Village chimney.
A cracked crown, a stain beside the stack, brick that looks out of line. That is enough for us to plan the roof visit, and we explain the build before we quote.